“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.” ― Anne Frank Contrary from the last cluster of articles I’ve posted… I am not ALWAYS so existential, or “meta” analytical. I made the comment to one of my closest friends about how I felt so glad I get to be … More Not Always Sad
“There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can … More Single Lady
I told the truth I swear I did! But the truth is different now than when I was a kid I thought that truth was absolute Until that one truth got the boot Why did I first conflate the two- That to be sure, it must be true. When what is sure after all “I” … More A Poem: “Truth”
“Regrets don’t leave. They weren’t mosquito bites. They itch for ever.” ― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library You’re dying. I mean if you’re reading this, you’re still alive. *yay* but you are also currently dying. I feel “deep” feelings about this truth. This isn’t supposed to drag you down or make you feel “urgently.” (Although, … More The dying say…
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou Stories We all have them. We all love them. We all have heard them. We all seek more out whether we realize it or not. Stories further validate, help us to gain more knowledge, entertain us, sedate us with others … More Delicious Ambiguity
“Cause we’re adventurers, and heartbreaks our map. A final destination, we lack. And we’ve stopped asking directions to place they’ve never been. And to be loved, we need to be known. We’ll finally find our way back home. And through the joy and pain that our lives bring… we can do hard things.” —Tish Melton … More Hard Things
“Everything is an experiment.” ― Tibor Kalman “I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, hoever, turns out to be not a state but a process.” ― C.S. Lewis I used to ride my cruiser bicycle up the biggest hill my small town had, to get to the public library. … More …Processing…
“Writing is easy. You just open a vein, and bleed.” — Emily Dickinson Fun fact: Statistically my “best performing” articles, are NOT my personal favorite ones. Interesting. Ex: I got a notification today on my phone that said: “Congratulations on reaching the 5K milestone in viewers on your blog!” 5K? Taking the time to read? … More Basehits and Homeruns
**Trigger Warning** This post contains graphic recounting of sexual assault. “two types of survivors: the ones who did not die, and the ones who live. There will be those who will always remember and be the victim, and ones who just won’t. You have to go on, you have to learn, and you have to … More The night that changed it all
“Humans do not represent two discrete populations; heterosexual and homosexual. The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats, and not all things are black nor all things white. It is a fundamental of taxonomy that nature rarely deals with discrete categories. Only the human mind invents categories and tries to force facts … More My Kinsey Scale
“A Cleverly Named Blog” with Aubrey 